Thinking of installing my amp behind the seat of my 06 screw Sunday. I found this link on YouTube. For those of u that have an amp behind the seat of an 04-08 screw, is this the easiest way to remove the seat? In other researching it seems to be a pita, and there weren't many definitive answers. I think it seems it will work, but would like confirmation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeUcR0faIMw

 

would be a clean setup

 

just moved mine behind seat....the 09s seats just fold down....lot of room for amps back there...make sure your rca's are long enough....i had 1 that was only 15 ft. and had to re-route it as direct as i could for it to reach...i saw that video when i was looking for info on how to remove mine...looks like he just pops the passenger side up then moves over and lifts it out...gettin it back in may be the hard part..

got alittle sloppy with the cutting of the insulation behind seat but when i get everything set i will remove and carpet boards,tie wrap everything and clean it up some...

 

It sounds like they changed it in 09 to make it easier, but I'm going to give it a go Sunday and see if I can get it done. I hope mine has just as much room.

 

Well if anyone cares, the supercrew seats do not come out the same way as the extended cab (as in the video), but there is another helpful how to on YouTube. There is only enough room for an amp. No way a sub would fit behind there. The seat was a beeotch until u know where the retaining clips are that hold it in. Here's a couple pics. The wires aren't as messy as they appear. Had it in a couple weeks and hasn't overheated, thought it may with such minimal air space.

 

Not a PITA once you figure it out. Here's how you do it without damaging the engagement surfaces on the locking tabs (which the following the vid above will do the first time you remove the seat). Get them worn enough and you risk the seat popping out of position on rough roads. Do it the way I describe and you don't risk injuring your back or whacking your head on the edge of the door.

There is a small plastic tab that holds the seat down into position. It's getting to it that takes some coordination and flexibility.

As show in the vid, pop off the little cap on the seatbelt bolster at the top of the seat. Remove the 2 10mm nuts and pull the plastic shroud off. Leave it hanging loose.

Looking straigh at the seat, wedge/shove your hand into the gap between the seat and the side of the truck about where the seatback meets the bottom. There is a large bar, about 1.5" in diameter, running horizontally behind the bottom seat. The seatback support hooks over it. The hooks are located about 6-8" inboard from the side. Feel around a little and you should feel a flat plastic tab about 2" wide that's sits upright and parallel to the seatback. It's about the thickness of three or four playing cards. Put some pressure (it doesn't take much) on the top of the tab, pressing towards the rear of the truck, then gently press down on the top of the seatback. The tab will release. Prop up that side of the seat with a phone book or something similarly thick to keep it from dropping back into place, and do the same thing on the other side. Once both sides are released you can lay the seat forward and take it out. Careful, the support forks are razor sharp and will miss no opportunity to slice up your seat bottom or draw a little sacrificial blood from you. Reinstallation is just the reverse, but with taking care to get the upper tabs seated in their slots before you press the seat into the locked position. You can confirm this by pulling forward on the top of the seat. If they're in, the seat won't budge. If they aren't it will flex significantly away from the cab.

It took me several minutes, a fair amount of skin, and lots of newly-minted invectives to get it done the first time. Now I can have the seat out in under a minute, including the time to undo the shoulder belt bolster. Same goes for putting it back in. Getting the upper tabs slotted in takes a little finesse, but after you've done it a time or two it's no big deal. By the way, take care not to drop the little belt bolster retaining nuts when you're reinstalling. If you do they will invariably fall behind the seat and you get to do it all over again.

Brad